Air Interdiction Agent (Law Enforcement Pilot)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Salt Lake City, Utah $ 88,509 – $ 163,996

Full-time Closes 31 Oct 2026 · 15 days left

Salt Lake City, Utah $ 88,509 – $ 163,996 Full-time Closes 31 Oct 2026

What the job is
This is a law enforcement pilot job with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Salt Lake City, Utah. You will work as an Air Interdiction Agent to stop illegal activities like smuggling and terrorism. For the first year, you may be assigned to a special task force in Washington, D.C. to help make the city safer. After that, you will return to work for Customs and Border Protection.

What you will do
- Fly aircraft to patrol, monitor, and chase suspicious vehicles, boats, or planes involved in illegal activities.
- Watch for unusual behavior that may signal illegal actions.
- Collect and analyze information to help stop crimes.
- Search people, vehicles, and cargo for illegal items or weapons.
- Start at a GS-11 level and can move up to GS-12 and GS-13 after one year at each level, with approval.

What you need
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must have a valid FAA Commercial or ATP pilot license for airplanes or helicopters with instrument rating.
- Must have a Class 1, Class 2, or Military medical certificate (must be issued within the last 12 months).
- Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
- Must have lived in the U.S. for at least three of the last five years.
- Must pass background checks, drug tests, and possibly a polygraph test.
- Must follow government ethics rules.

What you will get
- A starting salary of around $88,509 to $163,996 per year, depending on experience and location.
- Extra pay: 25% Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) added to your base salary.
- Possible one-time $10,000 bonus after completing training (for new federal employees only).
- Additional 25% retention bonus for certain locations like Sierra Vista, AZ, Grand Forks, ND, and San Angelo, TX.
- Work locations will be assigned based on agency needs, including areas like Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, and Puerto Rico.